Students identified as only Ms. Cruz and Mr. Martinez, and recognized as the outstanding sophomores of their class, stand near an art-deco style jukebox at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado.

José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a mustache,...